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4 de ene. de 2022 · The prophet Samuel wore a mantle (1 Samuel 15:27). The prophet Elijah “threw his cloak around [Elisha]” as a symbol of Elijah’s ministry being passed on to Elisha. The prophet’s mantle was an indication of his authority and responsibility as God’s chosen spokesman (2 Kings 2:8).
Learn how Elijah mentored Elisha and passed on his mantle of prophetic ministry in the midst of a wicked and idolatrous kingdom. Discover the lessons for us today from their example of faith, obedience, and service.
Elisha Takes Up the Mantle. 13 He then picked up the mantle of Elijah that fell from him. When he returned and stood by the bank of the Jordan, 14 he took the mantle of Elijah that had fallen off him, struck the waters and said, “Where is Adonai, the God of Elijah?”
Learn how the prophetic authority passed from Elijah to Elisha and how Elisha performed miracles in the name of the Lord. Explore the scriptures and the doctrine of the mantle of the prophet and the power of God.
How did Elijah pass his prophetic authority to Elisha? Learn from the story of the transfer of the mantle of Elijah and its application to Church callings today.
Elisha takes Elijah’s mantle and performs a miracle (2 Kings 2:13-14). The same mantle that marked the beginning of Elisha’s ministry with Elijah now marks the transition to his continuing ministry, a ministry without his master. Elijah picked up the mantle of his departed master.
And he took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and smote the waters, and said, Where is the LORD God of Elijah? and when he also had smitten the waters, they parted hither and thither: and Elisha went over.
